Outboard motor-support.



A. A. GAILLE.

OUTBOARD MOTOR SUPPORT.

APPLIOATIOII FILED 1330.31, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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sfi'c'ifieation '02 Lee as Iatent. p w m 5 23, 1914;, application filed December 3 1, 1913. Serial ho. 869,626.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUS'PE'ARTHUR Canine, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Detroit, in the county of \Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Qutboard- Motor-Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an outboard motor support for small boats, more particularly to a device for supporting a motor upon pointed stems; and its object is to provide a support that may be quickly seecured to or detached from the boat.

This invention consists in a motor supporting block having a plurality of gripping membeis secured thereto, at least one of which 15 movable in respect to the block, and means connected to a permanent portion of the boat for forcing the gripping members into engagement with the side of the boat. 1

It also consists in the novel details of con struction shown and described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the end of a boat showing the support and the motor in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the supporting block and a portion of the clamping means.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Ihe engine 1, shaft casing 2, propeller 3, rudder eland associated parts may be pivotally supported at 5 upon a bracket 6 that is provided with theiclamping screws 7, these parts being of well known construction.

Ihe numeral 10 indicates the pointed stern of a boat in the upper part of which may be secured a short block or deck 11, and secured to the deck in any desired manner, preferably by means of the screws 12, is a bracket 13 having formed thereon a threaded lug 14:. The boat is preferably formed with a molding 9 along the outer upper edge of each gunwale. Engaging with the threads in the lug is a bolt 15 that passes through an opening in the upstanding portion 16 of a pivot-block 17, the lower end 18 of which constitutes a pivot for the toggle links 19' that may be pivotally connected at 21, respectively, to the gripping members 22 and 23. Each of the members comprises the downwardly and inwardly extending gripping jaws 24: and 25, adapted to engage the moldings 9, and may have formed thereon the perforated boss 26 through which the threaded bolts 27 may pass. These bolts also preferably pass through a metal plate 28 and into the supporting block 29, that may be of rectangular cross-section, upon which the bracket-6 may be clamped. The bolts 27 are provided with the nuts 30. The gripping members may also be provided with the inter-engaging teeth 31 whereby equal angular movements may be insured, and with a series of extra openings 32 through which the pivots of the links may pass, thereby enabling the device to be used on boats whose ends difier widely inangularity.

It is obvious that the engine and associated parts may be removed either by loosening the thumb-screws 7, or by un screwing the bolt 15. In case it is desiredto use the boat for rowing or sailing purposes merely the bolt 15 should be unscrewed and the gripping members removed, after which the'threaded bracket may be used as a means for securing the painter'to the boat. It is clear also that many changes may be made'in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I regard as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is L In combination with a boat having a pointed stern, a deck carried thereby, a bracket secured to the deck, a pair of'grip-' ping members each adapted to engage with oneside of the end of the boahan outboard motor support carried by the gripping members, and means connected toihe bracket on the deck,' whereby the gripping members may be brought into engagement with the side of the boat. I

2. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern, a deck, carried 'th'ereby, a, bracket secured to the deck, a pair of ri e ping members each adapted toengage with one side of the end of the boat, an outboard motor support, a pivot connecting one of the gripping members to the motor support, and means connected to the bracket on the deck whereby the pivoted gripping member may be brought into engagement with the side of the boat.

3. In combination" with 'aboat having a pointed stern, afdeek carried thereby a bracket secured to the deck,;a pair ofv grin ping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern of the boat, an outboard motor support, a pivot connecting one of the gripping members to the motor support, a tog 1e link, a pivot joining the toggle link to t e pivoted gripping member, and means connected to the bracket and the toggle link whereby the pivoted gripping member may be brought into engagement with the side-of the boat.

4. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern, a deck carried thereby, a bracket secured to the deck, a pair of grip ping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern of the boat, an outboard motor support, means movably'connecting one of the gripping members to the motor support, a'link, a pivot joining the link to the movable grippmg member, and means connected to the bracket and the link whereby the movable gripping'member may be lgrought into engagement with the side of the Oat.

5. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern, a deck carried thereby, a threaded bracket secured to the deck, a pair of gripping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern of the boat,

, an outboard motor support carried by the gripping members, means movably connectin one of the members to the support, a link pivotally connected to the movable gripping member and a bolt connected to the link and passing through the threads on the bracket, whereby the movable gripping member may be brought into engagement with the side of the boat.

6. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern, a deck carried thereby, a threaded bracket secured to the deck, a pair of gripping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern of the boat. an outboard motor support carried by the gripping members, a pivot connecting one of the members to the support, a link pivotally connected to the pivoted gripping member, and a bolt secured to the link and passing through the threads on the bracket, whereby the pivoted gripping member may be brought into engagement with the side of the boat.

7. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern, a deck carried thereby, a bracket secured to the deck, a pair of gripping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern of the boat, an outboard motor support pivotally connected to the gripping members, and means connected to the bracket on the deck whereby the gripping members may be brought into engage ment with the sides of the boat.

8. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern end, a deck carried thereby, a bracket secured to the deck, a pair of gripping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern end of the heart, an outboard motor support, pivots connecting each of the gripping members to the support, means for insuring equal angular movements of the gripping members, and means connected. to the bracket on the deck whereby the gripping members may be brought into engagement with the sides of the boat.

9. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern-end, a deck carried thereby, a bracket secured to the deck, a pair of grip ping members each adapted to engage with one side of the stern end of the boat, an outboard motor support, pivots cdnnecting each of the gripping members to the support, means for insuring equal angular movements of the gripping members, a pair of toggle links each pivotally connected to one of the gripping members and pivotally connected to each other, and means joining the links and the bracket on the deck, whereby the gripping members may be brought into engagement with the side of the boat.

10. In combination with a boat having a pointed stern end, a deck carried thereby, a threaded bracket secured to the deck, a pair of gripping members each adapted to engage with one side of the boat, an outboard motor support, pivots connecting each of the gripping members to the support, inter-engaging teeth upon the gripping members, a pair pt toggle links each pivotally connected to one of the gripping members, a pivot connecting the links to each other, and a bolt joining the last mentioned pivot and the threads on the bracket, whereby the grippin g members may be brought into engagement with the sides of the boat.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib ing witnesses.

A. ARTHUR CAIIJLE.

'W 1 tncsses amm E. i/VIIELAN, EDGAR ELLIOTT. 

